Whitman pedestrian thrown 66 feet in accident

The victim of a pedestrian accident was stable but scheduled to undergo surgery Tuesday morning, police said, after she was struck near the MBTA station on South Avenue Monday night, and thrown about 66 feet.

The victim of a pedestrian accident was stable but scheduled to undergo surgery Tuesday morning, police said, after she was struck by a car on South Avenue Monday night, and thrown about 66 feet.

Several 911 calls came in to the station starting at 8:14 p.m.

One vehicle was driving west on South Avenue and had stopped near the intersection of Raynor Avenue to let the pedestrian cross a crosswalk, Police Chief Scott Benton said.

A second vehicle also driving west started to drive around the car that had stopped and struck the female pedestrian, who was thrown approximately 66 feet and landed near a second crosswalk further down South Avenue, Benton said.

A Medflight helicopter was called to land at the Memorial Field baseball field near the police station. The victim, identified as 45-year-old Josefa Velez, of Whitman, was flown to a Boston hospital to be treated.

The driver of the 2007 gray Honda Fit that struck her will face charges, police said.

Janini Correia, 21, of Brockton, will likely be scheduled later today, police said. The charges are pending. Correia, who Benton said was "overcome with shock," was also transported after the crash to Good Samaritan Brockton Hospital.